Search results for:

I do.

Try angling it upwards, i.e. slightly backwards from horizontal

Those tyres are gonna feel so good to ride

Exemplary bodging, agreed.

Aero jersey £75 if you can collect from N16.

Good price on this Pete Matthews 653 frame in 56cm: Buy It Now £180 inc. Chorus post

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294014454488

Nuclear button pushed this week. This is the fourth batch of caustic now. NDS is clear of aluminium. DS halfway clear.

It sits there all day quite happily - with a bag covering the fluid to prevent local cats from attempting a slurp.

Paint is already gone from the BB shell. New paint job planned and most paint ordered.

Big up to @Settle for handing me the Raleigh Topaz frame this morning. It was hilarious trying to cycle with it back home. May the trailer commence...

I'm looking for a 3x9 pair @Vince, in case @redmist808 doesn't take them. Will PM you.

Also keen for the 105 shifters. If they're gone then maybe the Ultegras could tempt me. I'll get in line and will PM.

BNIB shifter is an ST-4700-L

Ah so do you only have one ST-4700 shifter? I'm looking for a pair.

If it's a pair could you give me a price?

Yes I know it's gonna be a slight shame but:

1) I hardly ever change gear in London.

2) I'm going to build another geared road bike without mudguards. I don't need two geared road bikes without mudguards! This can fill a different role - simple, nippy, easy to clean.

3) I once worked at Mottainai Cycles in Melbourne. We often made SS restorations of vintage road bikes for customers. They were great fun but I never had one myself. Now's the time!

Yeah I'm sure it'll present absolutely no small yet very frustrating complications.

Remove the washer and try again.

The washers are there to make up for small differences in bottom bracket shell width. This is because the crank spindles are a set length (in systems other than Shimano's) and mean you don't get to change the distance between the cranks. So manufacturers set the spindle length quite long to allow for the widest BB shells and then supply wavy washers for all the rest of us who don't have the widest shells.

This is why, on some bikes with say Campagnolo UT cranks, you can go to the NDS and push the crank inboard 1-2 mm, compressing that washer. Release and it'll return.

You've just found a frame with a slightly wider shell.

What Tiagra levers do you have, exactly?

mad fucking bus

I like Jagwire KEB compressionless brake housing. Feels great. Removes that spongy feeling from your brakes, assuming you've got stiff calipers/levers.

Sorted now. Thank you to everyone.

1) SS jersey and 3) Aqua jacket sold to @dumps

The pro jersey (2) is currently still available. Some interest but no takers yet.

Rad frame. And is it me or are those forks also particularly badass?

Final bump! Tomorrow I'll do the returns thing.

On Raleigh mixtes I've always found it really fun that the cables for the centre pull brakes go around the seat tube.

And yeah a definite bargain. GLWS.

Thank you! PMed.

How has this not sold yet?

I haven't actually attempted it yet! It doesn't look crazy difficult though. I'm trying to decide whether to remove the original leather first or to leave it on (lower risk of damaging the underlying foam).

My tips so far from my reading are:

• use thin leather, i.e. < 1.0 mm, eBay has offcuts. You'll need bigger than 30 x 40 cm.
  
• follow a good guide (I would link one but I have lost the damn link)
  
• use impact/contact adhesive and small bulldog clips